Smart pills dumb down medical care, experts warn
Credit: UIC Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago...
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ACA health insurance ads targeted younger, healthier consumers from 2013 to 2016
The themes in television advertisements for health insurance plans have shifted over time, possibly reflecting the shrinking pool of health plans offered through the Affordable...
Neutrons produce first direct 3D maps of water during cell membrane fusion
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead to new...
After EMR implementation, surgeons spend less time interacting with patients
September 19, 2018 - Implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system at an orthopaedic clinic may have unanticipated effects on clinic efficiency and productivity -...
Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Sept. 20, 2018)-A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid, vamorolone, finds both act..
Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases
Credit: Clemens Scherzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch far into the higher cortical...
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
Ithaca, NY - Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine are hoping their...
Festschrift dedicated to Mathilde Krim includes scientific research by Krim fellows
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 20, 2018--A special Festschrift dedicated to the memory of Dr. Mathilde Krim celebrates her life...
Cancer immunotherapy might benefit from previously overlooked immune players
Credit: UC San Diego Health Cancer immunotherapy -- efforts to boost a patient's own immune system, allowing it to better fight cancer cells on its...
A naturally occurring antibiotic active against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Credit: Murakami Laboratory, Penn State A naturally occurring antibiotic called kanglemycin A is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, even in drug-resi..
Full, but still feasting: Mouse study reveals how urge to eat overpowers a signal to stop
Credit: Akil laboratory, University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Almost everyone knows the feeling. You're at a restaurant or a holiday meal, and your...
Affordable Care Act: Study finds surprising gaps in HIV care providers’ knowledge
Credit: University of Virginia Communications A new study has revealed surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of the Affordable Care Act, with more...
Even the best healthcare facilities can do more to prevent infections
NEW YORK (Sept. 20, 2018) -- Healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 55 percent by systematically implementing evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies,...
In cardiac injury, the NSAID carprofen causes dysfunction of the immune system
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are commonly used as inflammation blockers worldwide. However, recent clinical data show these painkillers can...
NIH funds Ohio University faculty research into extending lifespan
ATHENS, Ohio (Sept. 20, 2018) - A new federally-funded research project at the Ohio University Edison Biotechnology Institute and Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine could...
